1953 Ryder Cup
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Wentworth Club Location in England The 10th Ryder Cup Matches were held 2–3 October 1953 at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, west of London.
The United States team won its sixth consecutive competition by a score of 6 1⁄2 to 5 1⁄2 points.
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point.
From 1927 through 1959, the format consisted of 4 foursome （alternate shot） matches on the first day and 8 singles matches on the second day, for a total of 12 points.
Therefore, 6 1⁄2 points were required to win the Cup.
All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes.
Source: The British team was selected by the tournament committee of the P.G.A. with power to add to their numbers.
In January 1953 Henry Cotton was chosen as captain and was co-opted onto the selection committee.
In mid-August a group of 17 was announced from which the team would be chosen.
This consisted of the eventual team of 10 plus Cotton, Tom Haliburton, Jack Hargreaves, Sam King, Arthur Lees, Norman Sutton and Charlie Ward.
John Jacobs was later added to the list.
Cotton withdrew from consideration for medical reasons.
The P.G.A. arranged a series of trial matches at Wentworth starting on 23 September with the team announced on 26 September.
The American team was announced in early August, after the 1953 All American Open.
The 1952 and 1953 winners of the PGA Championship received automatic places.
The remaining 8 members of the team were decided using a points-based system.
Ben Hogan and Dutch Harrison qualified but declined their invitations.
They were replaced Dave Douglas and Fred Haas, the next two in the points list.
In the middle two matches the American pairs won easily after being 8 up and 7 up at lunch.
In the first match Douglas and Oliver led by three...
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